mrb0ng's Guide

From Gourds to Glass: A Short History of the Bong
October 05, 2026
From Gourds to Glass: A Short History of the Bong

Bamboo tubes, Ethiopian clay pipes, Scythian gold and the 1970s glass revolution: how the water pipe evolved into today's freezable glycerin bongs.

Ancient Smoke: What Archaeology Tells Us About Cannabis in the Ancient World
October 05, 2026
Ancient Smoke: What Archaeology Tells Us About Cannabis in the Ancient World

Scythian steam tents, 2,500-year-old braziers in the Pamir Mountains and a residue-covered altar in Israel. People have been burning cannabis for a very long...

The Real Origin of 4/20: Five Teens, a Treasure Map and a Statue
October 05, 2026
The Real Origin of 4/20: Five Teens, a Treasure Map and a Statue

It's not a police code and it's not about chemicals. The true story of 4/20 starts with five California high schoolers hunting for an...

Reefer Madness: How a 1936 Scare Film Became a Cult Comedy
October 05, 2026
Reefer Madness: How a 1936 Scare Film Became a Cult Comedy

A church-funded warning film, an exploitation recut, a lapsed copyright and a 1970s campus tour: the strange life of Reefer Madness.

Hemp in Early America: How a Required Crop Became Contraband
October 05, 2026
Hemp in Early America: How a Required Crop Became Contraband

Colonial Virginia ordered planters to grow it, George Washington farmed it, and a 1942 film begged farmers to plant it. Here's how hemp went...